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Calif. bill protects car buyers if dealers default

Jun. 3, 2009
California car buyers would get more protection if dealerships default on paying off auto loans under a bill approved by the state Senate. The bill by Sen. Ellen Corbett, a Democrat from San Leandro, responds to a growing problem nationwide triggered by the...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch